10 Thrown Together WWE Tag Teams That Didn't Really Work
1. Lex Luger & The British Bulldog
WrestleMania season brings about all sorts of WrestleMania-centric columns and features, and one inevitably looks at those who had the biggest falls from grace regarding card position. The story of Lex Luger in the WWF is pretty much made for such things. After receiving an absolute monster push and co-winning the Royal Rumble in 1994, he challenged for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania X (losing to Yokozuna). His placement one year later? Opening WrestleMania XI in a tag match against Jacob and Eli Blu.
His partner was none other than the British Bulldog, and the two floundering top level stars came together in that most patriotic of tag teams, The Allied Powers. The duo paired for the majority of 1995, challenging for the WWF Tag Team Championships on a couple of occasions. The Allied Powers ended when Lex Luger shocked the world by turning up on Monday Nitro in September.
Maybe it was the assumed demotion to tag team status, but neither Luger or Bulldog seemed to give the slightest sh*t during this run. The fans were into them, but that was mostly because it was 1995 and the fans were generally into everything. The idea had some substance, but the lack of interest from both parties and their lack of chemistry meant that history has not been kind to The Allied Powers.
As Bulldog turned heel and Luger left for WCW, we didn't even get what would have been a more than cromulent feud between the two out of the pairing. Considering their standing and support, this was an immense failure.